New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
PLEDGES DEMANDED BY LIQUOR MEN.

QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO 4 RFruBLIcAN cANDf-
DATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY.
@. W Poucher popular young lawyer. IL tho regular
Republican candidate FOR Assembly In the KILN D!s-
tric lie received on Wednesday tho following circular
letter:
sovruI,N Horri. sKvRSryrvrM-sr. AID EicHrILAvE.l
NEw.YoEK CITY, November =. ls.I
NJ O ". PorcIER-
select committee OF tho Wine and Liquor
Dealers Association OF the KILN Assembly District
spectully ask Jour verson tho following questions
ls what In regard 10 the opening " our
places Sunday after church hour,
I'd What regarding selling 10 minor,
having consent OF either their parents guardian,I
81 What views with regard to nigh I.oensei
4th 10 think the method In among tho
police OF entering without warrant OF without proper o.
should DO permitted
Kindly reply enable mako my report the a,oc
alton Oh Friday next uhe 4th Instant Your. truly
COLERinGg ~. HERBERT. Chairman Of COn,Enift,>.
OWEN ". kERGAS. Secretary
Mr.. Peuchcr. In reply. wrote that he had been noml-
mated by the Republicans OF the district without any
pledges that II he could not be elected without giving
pledges he preferred TO stay At homo. and that
fun accord with the platform adopted by the Republican
party at the state Convention.
Tho Wine and Liquor Dealers Association OF the dis
trct met last evening and indcrscd j. Wesley smith, the
United Democratic candidate for the Assembly. Mr
Smith looks for support from tho " better element" In
the district They will probably think twice before vo
saloonkoepers Who propoundod the above questions TO
Mr.. Poucher
LOOKING TO TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
An interesting meeting WAS held last evening at
BrcVoort Hal, In Fifty fourth-s under the All, pieces
Of thc First Metro oltan Anti saloon Republican
league Lincoln Moss presided Tho meeting was
oponcl with prayer by the Rev. J. s. whcdon, aud
the chairman Introduced tho Row DR. George H.
Goodsc tho first speaker He predicted success
Of the Republican party in the coming election and
showed that It tho only party nom which ten
pcrance legislation could DO hoped for Frank Moss
secretary OF the State league spoke at Considerable
length and gave forcible examples OF tho WAYS in
which the Prohibition party helps tho liquor interest
The Row John Johns, ono Of the leaders OF tho Pro
hbltOn party, sat Al tho back OF the hall and oc-
casonaly INTERPRETED comments ON the speeches but
with ltc result other than 10 show the fOrco Of tho
attacks madc on tho "1hird Patty"
STRONG SUPPORT GIVEN A GOOD CANDIDATE
Henry Kropi tho Republican candidate for Civil
Justice OF the With District Court wa. born I'm this
city and has lived all his life in the XVIth Assembly
District lie educated In the public schools and
prepared himself for the legal profession ut the
Columbia College Law School lie has been success full
the bar for many years and IL considered by those
who know him best to bo cnlnontly qualified tho
position for which no has been nominated. W. ~
Evarts John G. OConnor. r. 5. " II. Cruger. Charles
dixie Rice, Robert Ray Hamilton Colonel James NJ
Narnum. and many other prominent citizens have
SHhc" 'H'lar III it'oT vi MI hr"Pi 'dnhday IN
which they invite all concerned to help toward his
election by their Influence and votes.
EDITOR SIIEVITCII DOES SOME RANTING.
The Progressive Labor Party held ratification meet
Ing last night in the Gernsna Assembly Rooms Ratii-
usp with Socialists. about every topic In the
largest kind OF encyclopaedia Charles Sohoran an
auctisneor, presided. Lowrence Gronland seemed to
| think that tho difference between the Republican
| party and tho Socialists that the former
liberated only about 100000 slaves. while the
latter about 10 cnanepate every wagcearnsr this
nation. Several other Een killed time until John Swim
ton arrived Mr. swinton spoke IN his usual strain.
illustrate his ideas the capalisto aud msnopolisc
tendency OF the time he put mathe matca problem 70
the au snss: "f" sad he. "Jay Could started In 1863
with mousstrap, worth 100000 TIVE years later.
and the Western Union Telegraph and the
Manhattan Elevated Railway, what will he DO worth be-
| fore he dear